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EPA and Army Corps Release Updated WOTUS Definition; Public Comment Open Through January 5
EPA and Army Corps released new WOTUS guidance after Sackett v. EPA, narrowing the definition to waters with a clear, continuous connection to navigable waters.

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We’re listening to the Water For Fighting podcast where host Brett Cyphers sits down with longtime friend and colleague Mandi Rice, Assistant Executive Director of the Southwest Florida Water Management District.

Cape Canaveral First to Deploy Reef Arches for Coastal Protection and Habitat Restoration
By BLANCHE HARDY The City of Cape Canaveral has become the first municipality to install Reef Arches — innovative concrete ...
Artificial Reefs Installed to Commemorate Two Florida Men
Carl Enis’ legacy continues offshore with new memorial reef structures placed near Dog Island. Additional reefs honoring Bill Mickler and Buddy Ward expand Florida’s growing ...

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Around the Gulf
The Florida Department of Transportation’s Old Tampa Bay Water Quality Improvement Project Delivers a Win-Win-Win
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Federal Court Allows Property Rights Challenge to Proceed in Charlotte County ESA Case
Cape Canaveral First to Deploy Reef Arches for Coastal Protection and Habitat Restoration
2026 Legislative Session Looms – What to Expect
Artificial Reefs Installed to Commemorate Two Florida Men

Podcasts

Episode 38: Nov / Dec Editorial Board

In this episode of the Florida Specifier podcast, host Ryan Matthews and co-host Brett Cyphers, along with Editorial Board members Patrick Gillespie and Jeff Littlejohn gather in the newly minted Specifier Media Studio.

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Episode 37: Fireside Chat with Host Alexis Lambert

In this special episode, host Brett Cyphers welcomes listeners to a dynamic conversation with four former secretaries of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection — Herschel T. Vinyard Jr., Jon Steverson, Shawn Hamilton, and Ryan Matthews — moderated by current Secretary Alexis Lambert.

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Episode 36: Sept / Oct Editorial Board

In this episode of the Florida Specifier Podcast, hosts Ryan Matthews and Brett Cyphers are joined by fellow editorial board members Patrick Gillespie and Jeff Littlejohn for a wide-ranging conversation on the latest developments shaping Florida’s water and environmental policy. 

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